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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-16
THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE oUT

in the dwellings, for it is the third watch
of the night That light in the window is
the light OF the watcher, for the medicines
must he administered and the fever must
he watched, and the restless tossing of of
the coverlId must he resisted, and the ice
must he kept on the hot temples, and the
perpetual prayer must 90 up from hearts
soon to be broken.
o. the third watch Of the night, What
stupendouS thought whole city at
rest.
Weary arm preparing for to-morrow's :
toll. Hot brain being cooled of. Rigid
muscles relaxed. Excited nerves sOothed.
The white hair of the oCtogenarian in thin
drifts across the pillow, fresh fall of flakes
of snow already fallen Childhood with
its dimpled hands thrown out on the pill
low and with every breath taking in a new
store of fun and frolic. Third watch of
the night, Gods slumberleSs eve will
look. Let one great wave of refreshing
slumber roll over the heart of the great
town, suhmerging care, and anxiety, and
worriment, and pain.
Let the city sleep. But, my friends he
not deceived. There will be thousands
tonight who will not sleep at all.
Go up that dark alley and be
cautious where you tread, lest you fall
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
MONETARY MATTERS.
The United States Treasurer's Reply
to heterogeneous from
the House.

WASHINGTON, February THE Sc
cretary of the Treasury to-day trans
mitted to the House of Representatives
a reply to resolution of that body
calling for information on the following
points:
lst. Whether any portion OF the
money Appropriately the sundry civil
actapproved August y, 1886, has been
expended in issuing Treasury notes OF
large denominations in lieu of the small
denominations cancelled or retired.
ID How many one and twO-dollar
notes have been cancclledand destroyed
since the passage of that act
3D.. How many of said notes can
celled and destroyed were mutilated
notes. and whether the notes Of like de
nominations were used in their stead?
Inresponse to the first of these ques-
tons the Secretary of the Treasury
cites the acts under which the Treasury
notes were issued and outstanding on
August 4, 1856, and says he isnotaware
that he has had authority under any OF
these enactments or otherwise since
August 1, 1886, either to issue
Treasury notes of any denomination,
large or small, or to reissue any, whether
in denominations changed or I'M
changed. In his opinion all such
authorizations have expired 10y hmlta-
ton.
In response to the second and third
inquiries of the House the Secretary
states that from August 4, 1886, one
and two-dollar notes to the amount Of
81. 1913. 939 were destroyed, but that 1t Is
impossible to fix the sum which has been
expended in their destruction, because
of the mixed character Of the denomi-
nations of the mutilated money handled
by the redemption bureau of the Urea
stlIy, and that no similar notes have
been issued since July, 1885. He
then calls attention to the fact that the
one and two-dollar notes destroyed
have been more than replaced by the
one and two-dollar certificates Issued,
which, between August 4th aud Decem-
Der 81. 1856, amounted to SS,7l7,9 39.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
nv yopr crock nAnxHT.

rrw YORK. February f.--Ths stock Marcy
To-Day exhibited much more aaipdtion tnn'
FOR several days past, sccoinpAliea ~ s," N.,
DEPRESSION. which, however. Vs. W kssn
msngure neutrallzed iato In the daT. bworss
No euenipg OF business advice we're reeeiseI
of n panic upon the Paris bonrse AM OF h''sIy
selling By continental investors In no t0Duyn
market. At the opening London HOUSES rV'a
heavily all OF their syecieinss' esa ,ooa
aided In producing the depression. hepoIr
that The lapor troubles were Hpreniiot. sut
ttst they would seriously Affect uans 49,,
we're also used against the market cosl sso.as
and trunk lines showing tho crestso OF tne I,", ~,
msnts most heavily. Before tho enn on sno
forenoon, however, the selling pressure Nps re-
LACED and moro pacific tone OF huropoan
vices Immediately created reyuislon IN iso'
ing Later reports were cifcalnted ,nst IN
ferense for a settlement OF the labor dtnicuities
had been arranged. and room TRACTORS hsn 70
10 cover, and material recovery nas ensc s
before the close. There WA exroiisnt puy,pg
by insiders, especially IN mo forenoon, VIZ ~
MECHANICALLY prevented much more se-
,sous break than occurred. Coal sopcks were
leaders of the market to-day, follower Closely
however, by trunk lines and other spec,sli,Ies
prominent among which were louisnho sh1
Neshyille. Richmond and West Point, New
England. and Western Union The opening
wa, decidedly weak this morning. the declines
from yesterdays closing figures ranging UP :"
1 per cent The market was acuse, .e'stirn'
and somewhat urckuiht III aho Vei - - I,
and, while few slight advances were male, .ao
pressure Of stocks for sale soon forced mo nss
down, and before the end OF tho frst hour de-
clines ranging up close to ? per cent han been
established. slight recovery was 5000 ioi-
lowed again by a renewal OF me selling Inos IVY,
mept and many stocks which had resisted Wen
the pressure OF the drst hour gave way Ia turn.
Before noon. however. the market became que.
and rather firm, though feyerishness was siili
noticeable, and material recoyer1es we're maze
falt
Laekawanna, and Louisville and SashViilc.
The improvement continued until tho end OF
husiness, the cioee being steady To hrm. Tue
days business was $4,000 sbsres A great ma
lority OF the active list are lower this evening"
| though fair proportion show fractional al
vances. Louisville and Nashville, however, lost
| *, Reading ~, New York Central -, Tennes-
| see Coal and kaTtas and Texas ! per seht
| each The stock Of tina Cameron Coal and Iron
Company Was traded in to-day for the hrs'
time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
Fatal Railroad Accident.


CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, February /
Jacob Zook and Jacob Rock, two we'll
known farmers of Franklin county,
were instantly killed this morning at
Grant Street crossing, Chambersburg,
by train on the Mont Alto railroad.
They attempted to cross the track in
front of the approaching train. The
train struck them, throwing them dis
lance Of about sixty feet Both had
their skulls badly crashed and were
otherwise injured. Zook was a we'll
known Dunkard preacher, quite
wealthy. and an influential man iii that
denomination; aged about sixty-seven.
Rock was about seyenty-feur The
coroner's jury cXoner1ted the railroad
company from blame.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
A blizzard.
Try telegraph TO the Dispatch. ]

CHICAGO, February IA special from
Sioux Falls, Oak, says: The severest
cold wave of this winter IL being ex-
perienced. The temperature fell ~
degrees below zero Sunday night, and
nearly reached 30 degrees last night.
The snow on the lines of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul; the Chicago,
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha, and
Burlington and Cedar Rapids and
Northern railroads has caused an almost
complete blockade. Some freight trains
on the Omaha road have been stalled In
the snow since Saturday night.
A special from Fort Shaw says: A
heavy blizzard yesterday prevailed at
Fort Assinaboine and north from there
to the Canadian line, the temperature
ranging from IS to35 degrees below zero.
The snow was piled in drifts by the
high wind to a height of eight feet
in places. Reliable reports say that
the stockmen have suffered heavier
losses than have been known for
eight or ten years. The storm through
this section was very severe, the
mercury marking 80 to 81 degrees be-
low zero. Six to eleven inches of snow
fell on level. The losses are heavy,
but not az heavy rs they would have
been had the cattle not been III good
condition before the storm set III. The
roads are impossible The stage from
Chateau is reported lost. AEelief party
of four is searching for it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
EXPERIMENTATION or INSPECTIONS.

Inspected during -four month. ending 1aaa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
Fugitive Cashier Blackstone.
IBr telegraph TO the pispateh.l

CHICAGO, February IA Times spe
cial from Winnipeg says: In the pre-
liminary examination in the case OF
Blackstone, the Portland Me. default
er and forger, yesterday, Charles Allen
Blackstone's successor in the bank, was
examined He swore to bogus entries
in the discount-book as being i'll Black
stones handwriting, and identified the
prisoners handwriting in letter
which he wrote to President Thomas
last December, confessing to having
stolen S75, $50, which he lost in mining
stocks The letter concluded: They
say stood high in the church. That's
lie. have not attended church for
two years. | have had too great d
weight of sin on my conscience. Let
no man tell me that the wages of sin is
not death. Instead of being an exile
and fugitive from justice, ! might to
day, if 1 had not done wrong, been o
bank cashier" Since Incarceration
Blackstone has grown pale and bag
gard. His wife and child have gone to
st. Paul The prisoner is likely TO be
extra1itad
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02

An Adverse Report from she Co"-
mstsee ON Invalid Pensions.
[By telegraph % the DLspatch.

(By telegraph 30 the Diphtch-I
WAsHNoros, ID. c., February LIN
its adverse report upon the Senate bill
granting a pension to Mrs. Logan, the
, Copmittee on Invalid Pensions oil the
House SAYS that should Congress pass
the bill and by future legislation main
tain that fairness and consistency which
should characterize all Legislation, the
widows Of two hundred and fifty-nine
major-geperals and rear-admirals would
be given q pension of $1,000 year
each. The committee, IN absence OF
data, believe that it is u fair estimate
to presume that fully two thirds OF tins
number Of officers have left or may
leave widows at their death. Ii the
precedent set by the bill were carried
out this would increase our pension
roll S345, GOO annually. In q majority
of cases. as in this case, no relief from
actual embarrassment or poverty wouid
be afforded. 1t was well-known That
thousands of poor and aged widows
: of brave ard worthy soldiers were de-
MED the pittance Of Sl2 per month be-
carise Of their inability to connect the
death of their husbands with their mill
tary service, while in this case no sort
of claim was advanced that the death
of General Logan WIS attributable to
his military service. 1t was we'll
known fact thet Mrs. Logan
was in possession OF an ample
estate. and while the committee enter
tain the highest regard for her, both on
account of her high character and per
sonal worth, as well as on account OF
the brave and gallant record of General
Logan as soldier, and his useful and
spotless record rs civilian and
statesman, they believe that the pas
sage of this and all similar bills
would be in the direction OF
building up in this country an arls-
tocracy contrary to the very principles
of an equal government for all, for
which General Logan so CALAMITY
fought in war and ~ ably cOntended
for in times Of peace.
A similar report was presented in the
case of the Senate bill to increase the
pension of the widow of General Frank
Blair. The committee also says that
there is no alleged need upon the part
of Mrs. Blair. and while it has high
appreciation Of the gallant services OF
General Blair, it is unwilling to recon-
mend the passage of the bill, because
it is not in harmony with our system OF
Dension laws.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
MIX. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. February ], 1881
kclafc,


Nr. CAL presented a letter from II.
e. Plant. railroad and st eanship-man,
stating reasons why Tampa, Fla,
should bc made port Of entry. Re
fcfrcd to the Committee on Commerce.
Nh Morgan thy request introduced
n hil to encourage the holding of a
national industrial exposition IN 1883
Of arts and produ, Is OF the colored race.
Referred.
The consideration Of the bill was in
terrupttd to allow Of the presentation
Of o message from the House request
ing the Senate 10 furnish the House
with duplicate cngrosscd copy OF the
Senate bin forfeiting certain lands of
the Northern Pacific railroad grant.
In connection with the message, Mr..
Dolph, of Oregon, one of the Senate
confcTecs, made "a statement Nrmg
The history OF the matter. Il mt to
the desk and had read communication
dated january 2gth from Messrs. Dolph,
Teller, and Cockrell, Senate cOnferrees
ON that bill, to MCssrs. Cobb, Van
Eaton, and iayson, House conferrees.
This communication calls attention To
the matter OF the conference and gives
a history OF the bill from 9th Of July,
1886, when II passed the House with an
amendment down to the close of the
hast session 1t states tlIat just before
the clOse Of the session, and as soon AS
It could bc arranged for, a meeting OF
the Conference Committee was held,
when it WAS determined, without
much discussion, to report to the TWO
hOHses that the committee were unable
to agree. and 10 ash for further con
ference.
The managers on the part OF the Sen
ate being under the impression that the
House was entitled 10 retain the bill,
and that a report should and would be
frst made in that body, awaited its nc
ton. Early in the present session, the
communication states, the Senate man
ayers, through Mr.. Dolph, called the
attention of the managers on the part
of the House 10 the matter, and re-
quested that report should be SUD
mitted 10 the House and the Sen
ate notified. Shortly after the holiday
recess (nothing having been done) Mr.,
Dolph applied TO Cobb for the pos,
session OF the papers, aud was informed
by Mr.. Cobb that he did not have the
bin in his possession at the time OF the
conference, and also that he had mislaid
the House copy Of the conference re-
port. At Mr.. Cobb's request he was
furnished on January 18th with copy
of the conference report, and was asked
in communication from the clerk OF
the Senate Committee on Public Lands
TO return the bill. Mr.. Cobb wrote next
day that be had not got the
hin in his possession, and had
moi had il since be reported u
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
An Indiana Girls Suicide.
ny telegraph to the Diapatch.)


ELKHARDT, ND, February Mill
crsburg, seven miles east of Goshen, is
excited over the suicideof Miss Achsah
Hoffman, the daughter Of W. L. Hof-
man, a wealthy farmer. For two years
past young man had been paying Miss
Hoffman attentions. She discovered u
few weeks ago that the gentleman was
becoming particular in his attentions to
another young lady in Goshen. This
had very depressing effect upon her.
Mr.. Hoffman, while living on farm, Is
the owner Of town residence, at which
different members of his family might
remain over night. Last Thursday
Achsah went to town. On Friday her
father went to town and visited his town
house. There he found his daugh-
ter dead in bed. Beside the bed, where
it had fallen from her lifeless hand, lay
an invitation to attend the wedding of
her recreant lover to another girl. Miss
Hoffman had gone totown on receipt of
the invitation, purchased IA quantity OF
chorOfom and bromide Of potassium,
and had then returned to her room aud
deliberately made preparations for her
death After making very careful
toilet and writing two letters-one to q
sister and the otherto fayorite aunt
she lay down upon the bed, taking
three handkerchiefs, al of which she
had saturated with the chloroform,
placed them upon her face, and then
drew hood down over her head and
face The letters stated that disap-
pointmcnt in love WAS the cause Of the
suicide.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
The Damage 10 the Guyandotte'
rpv telegranh In tho DigDatchI


New YORK, February 1.-The Guy
andotte, of the Old Dominion Line,
which was damaged by the explosion of
an Internal machine after she started on
her voyage yesterday, will again start
tins afternoon on her voyage. The eN-
plosion occurredin water-closet in the
stem on the upper-saloon deck. Six
staterooms near the closet were COM
pIetely demolished. A large hole was
blown through the hurricane-deck, and
also in the hold. Workmen at once
began to repair the damages. Both
ships of the line were searched to see II
there were any more explosives on
board. Nothing was found. The dam
age to the ship will be about 5000.
President McCready, Of The Old
Dominion Line, has offered reward of
$40, 600 for the arrest and conviction of
the miscreant who placed the Internal
machine on the Guyandotte YESTERDAY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
A BAD WRECK.
MIDLAND TRAIN TBMBLRs THROUGH
ABRIbGE.
TwentY.four Cars Piled Up Around the
Engine The Killed and
Injured.

The Dsnyille Register has a special
from Chatham giving the following par
ticulars Of the wreck on the Midland
road Monday night
IA the south-bound freight train,
twenty-four loaded cars, was crossing
the trestle over Bannister river, four
miles south Of Chatham, tonight, the
whole train was precipitated perpen-
dicular distance Of fifty feet, and now
lies wreck in the river and along its
banks. Onturning curve on approach
ing the river the engineer discovered that
the tvstle was burning; but tho train
was almost upon it before discovery.
He reversed the engine and the brakes
were applied, but the momentum OF the
train was too great to be overcome,
although running at the usual speed of
freight trains on this road and the loco
motive took header into the burning
mass of timbers, followed by the whole
train, car after car.
Fireman Tom Purvis jumped from
the engine and fell TO the bottom Of the
trestle. He was much shaken up, but
not very seriously injured. He went
back on foot to Chatham and gave in
formation of the disaster after ascer-
tanning that all the rest OF the crew
were killed or desperately disabled.
A wrecking-train dispatched from
| Danville is now at the scene, and the
railroad company has already begun
work repairing The injured are all
seriously hurt, with chances OF recove-
nv uncertain in every case. They are
| Gillie johnson, conductor; James Nc
| Cormick, engineer; and Minor BARLEY
and Hal. Greasy, brakemen. The Other
brakeman, Ed. Martin, has not beer
seen since the accident, and Is sup
posed TO be killed and lying under the
wreck, but cannot be found. He wa
a Young white man from Albemarlt
county, Of high responsibility, and i
the owner of nice farm i'll that county
Drs. Day and Robinson, of Danyile
came over in the wrecking-train from
Danville, but the wounded had befor'
| their arrival been taken to Chatham OF
q material train sent for them, unde
care of DR. Rawiey Martin, of Chat
ham.
The trestle is broken down about 2O
feet and the loaded freight-cars are pile
in a heap sixty feet high about it, Will
the cargo of hay, meal, flour, stove
coal, machinery, and general merchan
disc is scattered in and over the wrccI
in indescribable confusion.
NO NEWS AS YET.
A special from Danville to tn
Dispdfch dated last night says
No news has been received fror
the injured men Us yet. a larg
force of hands is at work clearing ava
the wreck, but it will be some day
before the trains can pass over. Tn
cars are total wrecks, and are bein
burned up to get them out of the way
Trains run as far rs Chatham from tn
North, hut no transfer can be made
and there are no trains on this end {
the line.
In clearing away the wreck to-da
the body of Ed. Martin, Il brakeman
was found. Martin was from Abe
marie county, and about twenty-f"l
| vCalg old.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02
DANyILt.E.
Death OF Colonel witcher - The
Academy Opening.
Special telegram to me Dispssch.l

Especial telegram to the Dispaschl
DASvILLE, Va, February Colo
mel w. A. Witcher, an aged citizen OF
Pittsylyania county, is dead. He was
a colonel in the Confederate army, and
at one time represented the county N
the Legislature. He was seventy-eighi
years old.
Mr.. Il. +. Bass and Miss Katie Penn
were married at Mt Vernon church TO-
day.
Nile. Rhea and company came az fsi
as Chatham on the train and had to
come by private conveyance to Dan
vile over terribly rough road. On
new Academy of Music was opened TO
night TO a large audience. II is beau
tiful building and a complete theatre
Rhoa had the opening engagement, ant
the play was 1.-THE Widow"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02

The pjcrs OF tho Baltimore snd Ohio
and the Long Island rnilroa1. These
companies have had but little trouble
with their men.
The TJibfnr tomorrow viii saI (:
at is stated that the next step to be
taken 10y tho leaders Of the strike will
be 10 put into operation the Irish plan
Of campaig,! that in, orders viii be
issned 10 all members OF the knights
of Labor and other organizations
which can I've controlled by Dis
trict Assembly No. ~ to refuse
to pay any rent to landlords, but TO
nav rent-money into fund which will
90 to support the strikers. This plan
has been discussed in all seriousness 10y
the strikers, and It's asserted positively
by some of them that it will he put into
operation next Monday. When asked
what would be done with the evicted
people, one Of them replied: You can't
evict the whole city"
A curious feature OF the strike il that
the headquarters Of District Assembly
No. ~, in Canal street. are without coal,
and have TO be kept warm 10y wood
firss.
alaster.Workman Quinn was request
ed Ivy some of the Brooklyn people
Yesterday TO permit barge of coal
which was destined for free distribu-
ton among the poor people to be un-
loaded. He Mt once went to Brooklyn
10 make the necessary arrangements,
and put pickets on the coal to see that
none of it was sold.
The following appeal has been is
sued:
10 Whom IL May Concern
After five weeks of struggle with the
coal corporations controlling the Jersey
| coast, We find it necessary to appeal to
all those having the interest OF hH-
manity at heart. Humanity, we say,
for this is q struggle not for themselves,
but for their ragged and starving chill
dren. So plain is the issue, so just the
cause, so necessary the success, that we
'longshoremen, having grievances
of our own, have resolved to sus-
| tain them, and have been support
ed in the position that We have volunta-
rily taken by all men who have not
forgotten the motto Of the industrial
organization of to-day, can injury to
one is the concern of all" The prin-
ciple upon which we come into or
gaLized existence is mutual assistance.
So glaring is the necessity of wringing
from these soulless corporations enough
at least to live on, that we feel called
npon to ask for contributions from all
sources, and respectfully request that
such contributions be sent to our head
quarters, No. 1913 Hamilton street.
BUSINESS AFFECTED AT LOWELL.
LOWELL, Mass, February THE
strikes in New York seriously affect
business here. If they continue mucl
longerthe loss to mercantile and manu-
featuring industries will be disastrous
The United States Cartridge Company
Yesterday discharged forty hands OF
account of the failure to receive Ger
| tain metals used in the manufacture o
their products Connecticut manu-
factories that furnish some of the com
pany's supplies have also shut dowl
from lack of cCal.